hi there! guess what?! i had a birthday last week and i turned 2! mommy and daddy had a party for me today, and it was so much fun! we had balloons, and winnie-the-pooh decorations and my favorite–chocolate cake! daddy grilled some burgers and hot dogs (veggie of course!), we had salsa and chips…i found out i really like doritos nacho chips! i like to lick the flavor right off the chip everybody sang “happy birthday” to me, and i really liked that part–so much, that we sang it several more times before i went to bed and that was fun! i opened a lot of presents and i got lots of books and puzzles–i love puzzles. there were other toys and games and i just loved all of my gifts that were given to me–thank you everyone! it was my best birthday ever

i’ll bet you thought my mommy was going to take over writing for me since i’ve been so busy–but NO, i want to keep writing too, just now mommy is helping to tell you the grown-up stuff…and speaking of mommy, she’s getting a big tummy where my sister is growing inside her and we’re all so excited about that too! i hope mommy and daddy ask me what we should name my sister, i might have a lot of good ideas for names.

well, we’ve been very busy. i’ve been able to walk again and it’s so nice to go where i want to go and get there by myself if i want to. it still is hard for me to do, and i get tired more easily and sometimes i get medicine because my legs hurt. but i’ve started pushing my dolly stroller around again, and that’s so much fun! i go round and round the house. also, we’ve been going to the park next to my house every day, and i have so much fun going down the slide–that’s my favorite thing to do there

my medicine hasn’t been as bad this phase and they’re giving me other stuff to hopefully keep me from having trouble walking anymore. i’m still in physical therapy and that’s been going good too. i still don’t like going to have my procedure on wednesdays, and i hate going to sleep–i cry when they go to put the medicine in my port-a-cath. i know it’s going to be a long time before i’m better and it’s hard to remember my life before i got sick, but someday i’ll be all better again and that’s because Jesus and the doctors and my family are taking such good care of me. i see that a lot of you are praying for me and my family and i know it’s helping us, and that the ones bringing food are such a big help too. thank you all so much i’m going to keep being brave and try to enjoy each minute of fun i’m able to have!

well, i’d better get to bed, or mommy and daddy will catch me! nitey nite!